gnębić

== Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gnobiti. According to Pokorny, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnet-; compare Proto-Slavic *gnesti (“to press”), Proto-Germanic *knudaną. Cognate with Russian гнобить (gnobitʹ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡnɛm.bit͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɛmbit͡ɕ Syllabification: gnę‧bić === Verb === gnębić impf (perfective zgnębić) (transitive) to begloom, to deject, to depress, to dishearten, to dispirit, to distress Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bać się (transitive) to oppress, to harass Synonym: prześladować (reflexive with się) to fret, to worry (to be troubled) Synonym: trapić się ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1022 === Further reading === gnębić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gnębić in Polish dictionaries at PWN